Summary of the Indicator Lights
LightDescription
OH (Off Hook) | Lights when the faxmodem is off hook. |
ACTIVITY | Flashes whenever data or commands are trans- |
| mitted from the serial port of your computer (or |
| other device) to the faxmodem, or |
| high speeds the light may appear to be continu- |
| ously on. |
RING | Blinks on and off when detecting incoming ring. |
LINK | Lights when the Data Carrier Detect (DCD) signal |
| from the faxmodem to the computer is on. |
EC/DC (Error Correc- | Lights when using V.42 or MNP 4 error correction |
tion/Data Compression)* | and V.42bis or MNP 5 data compression. |
56K | Lights when communicating in V.90 or K56flex™ |
| mode. |
FAX | Lights when a fax connection has been made to |
| another faxmodem or to a fax machine. |
READY | Lights when the faxmodem is turned on; is unlit |
| when the computer is in |
*Error Correction/Data Compression filters out line noise, repeats transmissions auto- matically if an error occurs, and automatically compresses data when it’s sent and de- compresses it when it is received.
Completing the Installation
If you have a PC:
You can now verify the COM port setting of your modem and perform a brief test. Follow these steps:
1 Open Control Panel in Windows and
2 Click on the entry for your new faxmodem and then click on the Diagnostics tab.
3 Highlight the port next to the entry for your new fax- modem and click on More info.
Clicking on More info also tests your faxmodem by que- rying it with AT commands. A list of responses means the modem is properly connected.
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